#8E48B1 Color

#8E48B1 is rgb(142, 72, 177) in RGB and hsl(280, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E48B1

HEX#8E48B1

RGBrgb(142, 72, 177)

HSLhsl(280, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(280, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.169 312.9)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 59%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E48B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E48B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E48B1 Complementary#6BB148 Analogous#5A48B1 Analogous#B148A0 Triadic#B18E48 Triadic#48B18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E48B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F60BE #AE79C8 #BD92D3 #CDACDD #DCC5E7 #EBDEF2

Shades

#7D409C #693582 #572C6D #432253 #31193E #1D0F24

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